Afterwards, we walked up Zhongshan East Second Road to the Bund.
The Shiliupu Building with the Bank of Communications (2000):

Yeah! Shanghai Hot Marketing Cooperate:

A closer look at the Jin Mao Tower (now second tallest in Shanghai), the Shanghai Tower (soon to be the tallest), and the Shanghai World Financial Center (now the tallest in Shanghai):

Street sweeper:

Dog grooming:

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No. 22 Zhongshan East Second Road, the former Butterfield & Swire Building:

Built in 1906 in eclectic-style and designed by Davies, Brooke and Gran Architects.

No. 2 on the Bund, the former Shanghai Club, now the Waldorf Astoria Hotel, detail:

We could not go into the Long Bar on the lobby floor at this time.
The Bund:

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Yes, those are poinsettas in the flower boxes:

What is he taking pictures of?

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No. 12, the former HSBC Building, now the Shanghai Pudong Development Bank. Tamiko rubs the lion's paw for good fortune:

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The mosaic murals and ceiling inside:

A photo shoot:

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No 13, the Customs House:

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One cannot take photos of the marine ceiling mosaics inside.
No. 17, the former North China Daily News Building:

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Showing relief carvings of a variety of subjects.
The promenade's flower wall:

No. 20, the Peace Hotel's Jazz Bar:

Ready for a photo shoot!
Around the corner and behind the Peninsula Hotel, was the former residence of the British Consul:

Completed in 1884, it is in English Renaissance-style. I think it is part of the facilities of the Peninsula Hotel that is now housed in the former British Consulate.
Crossing the Waibadu Bridge, is this a wedding couple?

Closer to home at Grand Gateway, a young man touts a restaurant by wearing a pocket-size LED running message display:

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Once upon a time a family of three (or of many more if you count the blended family) tried blogging to get their numerous photos out there for people to see...
We love to travel, to see nature (geography, flora and fauna), and to learn about history and culture and how they are manifested in architecture. We love to try new foods and sometimes new activities.